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The Custom Kryptonite Kid

Chris Walker — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:00:06 +0000

Welcome back to My Hero, wherein we here at Back to the Past identify and delve into the obscure characters our custom action figure collection. Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied to them by major…

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Supremo, The Youth Braver Than Superboy!

Chris Walker — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:43:00 +0000

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RETRO REVIEW: Adventure Comics # 247

Greg Turner — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:00:49 +0000

The story is entitled, simply; ‘The Legion of Super-Heroes” and it is written by author, Otto Binder, with the both the pencils and inks done by artist, Al Plastino. The story begins with three teens from the future, who go back into the past, to 1958, and offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. Superboy…

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Strange Times & Places: Spider-Boy #1

Chris Walker — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:00:16 +0000

Welcome back to Strange Times & Places, where we’re celebrating the financial and creative success of Spider-Man: Homecoming by visiting a very different take on the Wall Crawler – Amalgam Comics’ Spider-Boy #1! How’s It Different? As explained last time we visited this universe, Amalgam Comics was a blending of the DC & Marvel…

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RETRO REVIEW: Superboy # 145

Greg Turner — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 12:30:54 +0000

Bonjour, friends, fans and followers and anyone who has just stumbled upon my post. It’s once again time for a new RETRO REVIEW. And this week it’s time for the spotlight to shine on DC Comics. So I’ve pulled out a rather strange example of changing the status quo on a book from the late…

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1973 DC / 7-Eleven Slurpee Cups

Greg Turner — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:00:05 +0000

Welcome back to another Fabulous Find! This week I’ve gone deep into my basement and uncovered some of the 7-Eleven Slurpee cups, featuring D C Comics’ characters from 1973! The cups I own from this set happen to feature the six, or eight, Legion of Super-Hero members, if you include Superboy and Supergirl (I do, by…

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